Then we could trust these people to make scientific determinations about humans the way we can trust engineers to make decisions about bridges, or judges to make decisions about law.
Or trust lawyers about lawyering, or politicians about politics. Sure we can.
I may or may not have a particular nitpick about the "scientific method" behind psychology, but I'm certain your argument doesn't help because the analogy doesn't go beyond bridge building and the nightmarish math involved to the soft sciences. For the hard sciences, the physics is either right or wrong, and bridges stand or fail, regardless of the engineers outlook on life.
That's not to say judges or whatever are unqualified. But it's very hard for them to be wrong, because their opinion is what actually sets the precedent for what is right. And no objective error means no correction, no evolution, no science.
At least some psychologists know their field is highly subjective, and their science is very, very hard to do.
As any rookie starfighter pilot knows, you need to unlock the S-foils whenever there is trouble, atmosphere or not.
And X-Wings, unlike, say, Lambda shuttles who deploy their wings after takeoff, are otherwise made to be flown always on the locked position ( closed ).
But then, we ARE talking about a galaxy far, far away, and the distortions are not even close to subtle there.
This is a classic example of pure PR with no content whatsoever.
'Biopiracy', as a popular term on south america refers to big pharma companies exploring the forests here and going on a patent spree, to the point of making indigenous concotions an infringement. Now that is just crazy for the locals, and is a valid complex issue of globalization and all that.
Biopiracy as in TFA, ill be damned if I know what it means. They've taken the 'piracy' buzzword plus the 'bio' part just for that extra hi-tech coolness and then went around saying nonsense against a Google service.
I think pharma industries are going against the free database AND discrediting controversial issues at the same time. Thats genius, evil genius, at its best.
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Then we could trust these people to make scientific determinations about humans the way we can trust engineers to make decisions about bridges, or judges to make decisions about law.
Or trust lawyers about lawyering, or politicians about politics. Sure we can.
I may or may not have a particular nitpick about the "scientific method" behind psychology, but I'm certain your argument doesn't help because the analogy doesn't go beyond bridge building and the nightmarish math involved to the soft sciences. For the hard sciences, the physics is either right or wrong, and bridges stand or fail, regardless of the engineers outlook on life.
That's not to say judges or whatever are unqualified. But it's very hard for them to be wrong, because their opinion is what actually sets the precedent for what is right. And no objective error means no correction, no evolution, no science.
At least some psychologists know their field is highly subjective, and their science is very, very hard to do.
Now imagine how well off we'd be if we spent 480 billion per year on solar power, and only 2 billion on foreign wars.
Good point. Our new Chinese overlords would let us all sit in lounge chairs and enjoy our free electricity all day long!
Well, they actually would, since I hear there's quite a few chinese around, and they don't like being in the dark.
On the other hand, a big marching army carrying torches would be quite scary at night.
Of course, why focus on fervently opposing religion when it clearly has no detrimental effects whatsoever to the society we all share. Oh wait.
I think so too. The second page of the article is completely absurd. What kind of PR departments are those?
But in the Microsoft response the editor comments they are in Malaysia, so maybe it's already April 1st there? Joke lag anyone?
Actually, that was a clever quote reference.
Sadly lost among a post crafted in fourth grade.
As any rookie starfighter pilot knows, you need to unlock the S-foils whenever there is trouble, atmosphere or not.
And X-Wings, unlike, say, Lambda shuttles who deploy their wings after takeoff, are otherwise made to be flown always on the locked position ( closed ).
But then, we ARE talking about a galaxy far, far away, and the distortions are not even close to subtle there.
This is a classic example of pure PR with no content whatsoever.
'Biopiracy', as a popular term on south america refers to big pharma companies exploring the forests here and going on a patent spree, to the point of making indigenous concotions an infringement. Now that is just crazy for the locals, and is a valid complex issue of globalization and all that.
Biopiracy as in TFA, ill be damned if I know what it means. They've taken the 'piracy' buzzword plus the 'bio' part just for that extra hi-tech coolness and then went around saying nonsense against a Google service.
I think pharma industries are going against the free database AND discrediting controversial issues at the same time. Thats genius, evil genius, at its best.